CA1179406A - Protection circuit for integrated circuit devices - Google Patents
Protection circuit for integrated circuit devicesInfo
- Publication number
- CA1179406A CA1179406A CA000395261A CA395261A CA1179406A CA 1179406 A CA1179406 A CA 1179406A CA 000395261 A CA000395261 A CA 000395261A CA 395261 A CA395261 A CA 395261A CA 1179406 A CA1179406 A CA 1179406A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- semiconductor
- protection circuit
- transistor
- semiconductor region
- region
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
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- XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicon Chemical compound [Si] XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract description 3
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L29/00—Semiconductor devices specially adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching and having potential barriers; Capacitors or resistors having potential barriers, e.g. a PN-junction depletion layer or carrier concentration layer; Details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes thereof ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/66—Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/68—Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor controllable by only the electric current supplied, or only the electric potential applied, to an electrode which does not carry the current to be rectified, amplified or switched
- H01L29/70—Bipolar devices
- H01L29/74—Thyristor-type devices, e.g. having four-zone regenerative action
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
- H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers
- H01L27/04—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being a semiconductor body
- H01L27/06—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being a semiconductor body including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration
- H01L27/07—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being a semiconductor body including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration the components having an active region in common
- H01L27/0744—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers the substrate being a semiconductor body including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration the components having an active region in common without components of the field effect type
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
- H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers
- H01L27/0203—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits
- H01L27/0248—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. electrostatic discharge [ESD] protection
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
- H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
- H03K17/08—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage
- H03K17/081—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit
- H03K17/0814—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit by measures taken in the output circuit
- H03K17/08146—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit by measures taken in the output circuit in bipolar transistor switches
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
- Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
- Bipolar Integrated Circuits (AREA)
- Emergency Protection Circuit Devices (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US23035781A | 1981-01-30 | 1981-01-30 | |
| US230,357 | 1981-01-30 | ||
| US32621981A | 1981-12-01 | 1981-12-01 | |
| US326,219 | 1981-12-01 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1179406A true CA1179406A (en) | 1984-12-11 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000395261A Expired CA1179406A (en) | 1981-01-30 | 1982-01-29 | Protection circuit for integrated circuit devices |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| KR (1) | KR860000714B1 (es) |
| CA (1) | CA1179406A (es) |
| DE (1) | DE3201933C2 (es) |
| ES (2) | ES508976A0 (es) |
| FI (1) | FI74166C (es) |
| FR (1) | FR2499325B1 (es) |
| GB (2) | GB2092377B (es) |
| IT (1) | IT1151504B (es) |
Families Citing this family (11)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS5948951A (ja) * | 1982-09-14 | 1984-03-21 | Toshiba Corp | 半導体保護装置 |
| US4484244A (en) * | 1982-09-22 | 1984-11-20 | Rca Corporation | Protection circuit for integrated circuit devices |
| US4562454A (en) * | 1983-12-29 | 1985-12-31 | Motorola, Inc. | Electronic fuse for semiconductor devices |
| KR900008746B1 (ko) * | 1986-11-19 | 1990-11-29 | 삼성전자 주식회사 | 접합 파괴장치 반도체장치 |
| DE3835569A1 (de) * | 1988-10-19 | 1990-05-03 | Telefunken Electronic Gmbh | Schutzanordnung |
| DE4004526C1 (es) * | 1990-02-14 | 1991-09-05 | Texas Instruments Deutschland Gmbh, 8050 Freising, De | |
| US5224169A (en) * | 1991-05-13 | 1993-06-29 | Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. | Protection arrangement for an audio output channel |
| US5235489A (en) * | 1991-06-28 | 1993-08-10 | Sgs-Thomson Microelectronics, Inc. | Integrated solution to high voltage load dump conditions |
| USD793867S1 (en) | 2015-08-28 | 2017-08-08 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Container |
| USD794465S1 (en) | 2015-08-28 | 2017-08-15 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Container |
| USD793250S1 (en) | 2015-09-07 | 2017-08-01 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Container |
Family Cites Families (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3524113A (en) * | 1967-06-15 | 1970-08-11 | Ibm | Complementary pnp-npn transistors and fabrication method therefor |
| DE1901075A1 (de) * | 1969-01-10 | 1970-08-13 | Bosch Gmbh Robert | Zweipoliges elektrisches Schaltelement |
| JPS55113358A (en) * | 1979-02-23 | 1980-09-01 | Hitachi Ltd | Semiconductor device |
| GB2056808A (en) * | 1979-08-17 | 1981-03-18 | Lumenition Ltd | Power transistor protection |
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1982
- 1982-01-19 GB GB8201501A patent/GB2092377B/en not_active Expired
- 1982-01-19 IT IT19185/82A patent/IT1151504B/it active
- 1982-01-22 DE DE3201933A patent/DE3201933C2/de not_active Expired
- 1982-01-22 FI FI820197A patent/FI74166C/fi not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1982-01-22 ES ES508976A patent/ES508976A0/es active Granted
- 1982-01-29 FR FR828201502A patent/FR2499325B1/fr not_active Expired
- 1982-01-29 CA CA000395261A patent/CA1179406A/en not_active Expired
- 1982-01-30 KR KR8200403A patent/KR860000714B1/ko not_active IP Right Cessation
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1983
- 1983-03-08 ES ES520411A patent/ES520411A0/es active Granted
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1984
- 1984-05-31 GB GB08413887A patent/GB2141301B/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| ES8403245A1 (es) | 1984-03-01 |
| GB2141301A (en) | 1984-12-12 |
| IT8219185A0 (it) | 1982-01-19 |
| DE3201933C2 (de) | 1987-01-08 |
| KR860000714B1 (ko) | 1986-06-07 |
| GB8413887D0 (en) | 1984-07-04 |
| ES520411A0 (es) | 1984-03-01 |
| DE3201933A1 (de) | 1982-08-12 |
| FI74166C (fi) | 1987-12-10 |
| FR2499325B1 (fr) | 1985-07-26 |
| ES8307416A1 (es) | 1983-06-16 |
| FR2499325A1 (fr) | 1982-08-06 |
| GB2092377A (en) | 1982-08-11 |
| KR830009654A (ko) | 1983-12-22 |
| IT1151504B (it) | 1986-12-24 |
| GB2141301B (en) | 1985-07-24 |
| FI820197L (fi) | 1982-07-31 |
| ES508976A0 (es) | 1983-06-16 |
| FI74166B (fi) | 1987-08-31 |
| GB2092377B (en) | 1985-07-31 |
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Legal Events
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